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Pedal Pull Winners

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PEDAL PULL

There were 64 kids who took part in the pedal tractor pull at the Mid Dakota Fair in Winner.

Girls results include:
5 year old—1. Elsie Sargent, Clearfield; 2. Jordyn Ishmael, Clearfield; 3. Lexie Boerner, Winner
6 year old—Draya Haase, Winner
7 year old—1. Ryann Assman, Winner; 2. Amelia Boerner, Winner
8 year old—1. Jaelyn Assman, Winner; Lainey Dobson, Gregory
9 year old—1. Deborah Harris, Colome
10 year old—1. Tessa Sieh, Winner; 2. Iris Clark, Colome
11 year old—1. Cassidy Seeking Land, Winner; 2. Raesha Beck, Gregory; 3. Akane Metcalfe, White Lake
12 year old—1. Nicole Davis, Winner; 2. Karlee Brozik, Winner; 2. Selah Harris, Colome

Boys results include:
4 year old—1. Marshall Watzel, Colome; 2. Draven Haase, Winner; 3. Ethan McMurtrey, Winner
5 year old—1. Jensen Braton, Wenatchee, Wash.; 2. Aaron Chauncey, Carter; 3. Haydon Grossenburg, Winner
6 year old—1. Paxton Pravecek, 2. Jackson Grossenburg, Winner; 3. Easton Shippy
7 year old—1. Clay McMurtrey, Winner; 2. Ryken Kaup, Winner; 3. Brennan Beck, Gregory
8 year old—1. Jed Blare, Hamill; 2. Jadyn Ishmael, Clearfield; 3. Oren Sargent, Clearfield
9 year old—1. Owen Lopez, Monroe, 2. Carter Foster, Winner; Tristin Davidson, Colome
10 year old—1. Jad Leber Gregory; 2. Isaiah Soesbe, Winner; Andrew Henderson, Hamill
11 year old—1. Stetson Shelbourn, Colome, 2. Lucas Flemmer, 3. Garret Phillips, Winner
12 year old—1. Lathan Wilcox, Sioux Falls; 2. Caleb Boerner, Winner; 3. Jude Sargent, Clearfield

FFA Advisor Proud of Winner Students

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Wyatt DeJong, Winner High School FFA advisor, is pleased to have six of his students earn the American FFA Degree.
The six graduates of Winner High School who received the honor are Calah Covey, Payton Eagle, Nick Hossle, Sam Hossle, Lucas Jedlicki and Lesley Soles.

The American FFA Degree is awarded at the National FFA Convention & Expo each year to less than 1% of FFA members making it one of the organization’s highest honors. In addition to their degree, each recipient receives a gold American FFA Degree key. To be eligible for this degree, each member must have been an active member for the past three years (36 months), have a record of satisfactory participation in the activities on the chapter and state levels, earned at least $10,000 and productively invested $7,500 or earned and productively invested $2,000 and worked 2,250 hours in excess of scheduled class time in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), have participated in at least 50 hours of community service within at least three different community service activities, and have met the minimum scholastic requirements.

This year, 38 FFA members from South Dakota will be awarded their degree at the 90th National FFA Convention & Expo this October in Indianapolis, Ind. Of those 38 members, Winner FFA has 6 members that earned their degree.
Calah’s SAE is in the area of beef production entrepreneurship where she raises registered Hereford cattle that she shows and sells. Calah has increased her herd to more than 30 cows over the past six years and it has opened many doors for her at the local, state, and national levels. Calah has received many scholarships through her project and is currently at SDSU for Agricultural Education.

Payton’s SAE is in the area of equine science entrepreneurship where she trains and manages nine horses for both pleasure riding and advanced competitive rodeo. Payton has taken her work with horses on to the next level as she competes on the SDSU rodeo team and is pursuing her education to become a veterinarian.

Nick’s SAE is in the areas of beef production placement and forage production placement where he has accumulated more than 3,000 hours over the past five years working for his family’s farming operation. Nick works with all aspects of the operation and is currently enrolled at SDSU for Agricultural Education.

Sam’s SAE is in the areas of beef production entrepreneurship & placement, agricultural services placements, and agricultural production sales placement. Sam raises Hereford and Maine-Anjou cattle that he uses for showing at local, state, and national shows. He has also accumulated many hours working at DeJong Ranch, Olson Fencing, and Winner Food Center. Sam is currently enrolled at MTI on a Build Dakota Scholarship studying Precision Agriculture Technology.

Lucas’s SAE is in the areas of beef production placement and entrepreneurship. He has amassed more than 5,000 hours working at Assman Lovejoy Cattle Company and Mathis Brothers while he was in high school. Lucas has developed his passion for raising cattle and has worked extensively on bettering his understanding of all aspects of beef cattle management.

Lesley’s SAE is in the areas of food service management, home and community development, and agricultural business management placement. Lesley worked more than 1,000 hours at Elder Inn while in high school where she primarily worked in the food service area. In addition, she has also had a summer internship with Country Pride Cooperative while she was in college. Lesley is currently enrolled at SDSU in Agricultural Education.

Mathis Named “Champion Griller”

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Parker Mathis was named the champion griller at the Mid Dakota Fair.  Reserve champion was Payton Fisher.

There were 10 kids in the competition sponsored by Winner Area Chamber of Commerce and Winner Livestock Auction Co.
The contestants were: Matt Brozik, Jaden Graber, Rowdy Moore, Riley Schroeder, Megan Brozik, Aryn Meiners, Melanie Brozik, Sully Shippy, Parker Mathis and Payton Fisher.

Storm Does Damage in Winner, Surrounding Area

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Strong winds, heavy rain and lots of hail pummeled Winner and the Tripp County area Saturday afternoon.  The storm started around 4:30 p.m. with pea sized hail in Winner and as the storm continued to rage the hail got bigger. Some people in the Colome area reported golf ball sized hail.

The hail did a lot of damage as it broke windows in homes and drove holes on home decks.  Paint was peeled off of some homes.

After the hail ended, the downpour of rain lasted for several hours. Winner received 4.15 inches of rain.  Some people reported receiving greater amounts of rain.  The heavy rain caused flooding in some areas.

In Witten, Melvin and Wilma Harter reported they received 3.8 inches of rain.  A tree fell on the home of Neal and Jean Shutt in Witten and part of the tree went all the way through the home into the laundry room.

Sunday, after the storm ended people were busy cleaning up the debris and assessing damage to their property.

Winner High School Homecoming Parade Theme Chosen

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The Winner High School student council has been busy working on the 2017 homecoming.   The theme chosen for this year is “Hollywood Homecoming.”  The WHS homecoming will be Sept. 28-29.

The student council is asking for nominees for parade marshal for the homecoming parade.  The parade marshal will be announced at the coronation on Sept. 28.  The parade marshal will lead the parade on Sept. 29 at 2 p.m.

Persons who would like to nominate someone are asked to send a short letter stating a little bit about the person. This information can be sent to Mona LaCompte at Winner High School at P.O. Box 231 Winner, S.D. 57580.

Persons who have questions can call LaCompte at 840-1835 or Winner High School at 842-8125.

Tripp County 4-Hers Prepare for State Finals

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Tripp County will have a large showing of youth at the annual 4-H Rodeo Finals held in Fort Pierre on August 18, 19 & 20th. This will wrap up the 4-H rodeo season for the year, so youth will be working their hardest to earn the top place. There are four divisions in 4-H rodeo: Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Junior Boys and Junior Girls. Senior division ages are 14-18 and Junior division ages are 8-13.

There are two performances held, youth will either draw up on Friday evening/Sunday morning performance or Saturday morning/Saturday night performance. To determine who earned 1st, it’s based on an average of both performances, for this reason, they will be competing for the fastest, smoothest run for most consistency in the timed events and in the rough stock they will be competing for the highest score.

The Senior Division of boys include: Wyatt Cahoy, steer wrestling, team roping and calf roping; Kolton Salonen, saddlebronc; Wiley Heath, team roping and calf roping; Riggin Shippy, bull riding; Jamin Dougherty, team roping; Dawson Phillips, team roping and calf roping.

The Senior Division of girls include: Baylie Hoffine, pole bending; Sydney Hollenbeck, pole bending, barrel racing and ribbon roping; Arista Kaiser, breakaway roping and goat tying; Saige Schuyler, pole bending, goat tying and breakaway roping.

The Junior Division of boys include: Blake Volmer, flag race; Seth Heath, flag race, breakaway roping and goat tying; Riley Shippy, goat tying and steer riding; Stetson Shelbourn, breakaway roping and flag race; Burner Schenefeld, flag race, breakaway roping and goat tying; Linkyn Petersek, breakway roping, goat tying and flag race; Garret Phillips, goat tying and flag race.

The Junior Division of girls include: Ashlyn Hoffine, barrels; Saydee Heath, pole bending, breakaway roping and goat tying; Saylor Schuyler, pole bending; Summer Romero, pole bending.

Pheasants Nipped by Garretson

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It was so close, and for the second consecutive year, Winner/Colome amateur baseball team saw their season end at the hands of Garretson.

In the quarterfinals of the State B tournament in Mitchell, Garretson nipped Winner/Colome 6-5 Thursday afternoon.

Trailing 6-2 at the start of the 9th inning, the first five Pheasants found a way to get on base. Reed Harter came around to score on a Austin Richey RBI single while Derek Graesser scored on an error and Richey scored on a Zach Harter fielder’s choice to make it a one run game.

Jared Donahue took the loss for Winner/Colome allowing six runs on eight hits with 12 strikeouts and eight walks in seven innings.

Tarrell Bauld pitched in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Winner/Colome out-hit Garretson 13-8.

The Pheasants scored its first run in the top of the fifth inning when Geno Katz scored on an RBI single by Reed Harter.

The Pheasants had the bases loaded with one out but failed to add another run until the top of the seventh inning. Lakin Neugebauer scored on a Richey RBI single in the seventh.

Neugebauer went 3-5 while Richey, Austin Calhoon and Derek Graesser had two hits.

Austin Richey of the Winner/Colome baseball team won the batting championship at the State B tournament in Mitchell.
Richey batted .600 for the tournament.

Warriors Open Season this Friday

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It is hard to believe that high school football is here and we are playing a game this Friday.

The Winner Warriors open the season on Aug. 18 when they host Sioux Falls Christian, one of several new teams on the schedule this season. The game will be at Warrior field at 7 p.m.

The Warriors are coming off back to back state champions and are the defending Class 11B champions.

However, the Warriors lost 17 seniors who saw a lot of action in the four-year career at WHS.

This year there are 42 players on the team. This includes 10 seniors, 11 juniors, 10 sophomores and 11 freshmen.

Coach Dan Aaker says of the 22 starters Winner has lost 21 of them. The only returning starter on defense is Ty Bolton. There are no returning starters on offense.

Aaker says the two positives that come from this are that the current players got a fair amount of varsity action. But Aaker notes that most importantly, these athletes, who were the underclassmen, had to practice against that award winning team for two years. “This just makes the current players better.”

Returning lettermen on the team are Joren Bruun, Levi McClanahan, Oscar Pravecek, Nate Smither, Ty Bolton, Zach Lapsley, Trevor Peters, Phillip Jorgensen, Brandon Volmer, Carter Brickman, Matt Smither, Riley Calhoon, Nick Lantz, Loren Moeller, Ryder Mortenson, Ethan Velely, Kamerom Meiners, Trey Welch, Tyson Westendorf, Casey Stickland, Dalton Baker, Elijah Blare, Colton Schroeder, Justus Gregg, A. J. Roubideaux, Shea Connot, Logan Tunnissen, Jerry Long Crow, Jacob Clay and Nolan Sachtjen.

The coaching staff is trying to replace a lot of pieces on the team. “This is no surprise. We knew that at the end of last year. In the off season I was looking where our leadership will be,” said Aaker.

He has named captains Levi McClanahan, Riley Calhoon, Carter Brickman and Justus Gregg.

The coach noted this group of football players are excited as they want to show what they can do.

Brickman will be the starting quarterback for the Warriors. Backing up Brickman will be Volmer and freshman Brady Fritz can fit into this mix.

Bolton and Calhoon will return as running backs. Matt Smither and Phillip Jorgensen will fit into the running back rotation.

Up front on the offensive line, the Warriors will not be as big as they have been in the past two years. Serving on the line will be Gregg, McClanahan, Roubideaux, Connot, Blare, Schroeder and Oscar Pravecek.

Tight ends and wide receivers will be Nick Lantz and Nate Smither. Into this rotation will be Jerry Long Crow.

On the defensive side of the ball will be McClanahan who played a lot at linebacker last season. There are some returners in the secondary including Bolton, Calhoon, Brickman and Volmer.

Aaker added Jorgensen and Connot may also play linebacker.

Defensive tackles will be Gregg, Roubideaux along with Oscar Pravecek.

Defensive ends will be Nick Lantz, Elijah Blare and Jerry Long Crow.

Bolton, Roubideaux will be the kickers with help from Welch. Punters will be Jorgensen and Bolton.

As far as expectations, Aaker said the Warriors will be competitive. “But we have to be realistic. It is going to be a dog fight in some games and we are going to have to paly really well to compete at a higher level.”

A big change for the Warriors will be the schedule as Winner has several new teams and three of the them Warriors have never seen before.

Also, the Warriors will play in the SESD Conference which will be made up of Stanley County, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central, Winner, Chamberlain and Wagner.

“I wish we could have had this schedule the past two years,” said Aaker. “It is a really competitive schedule.”

The coach feels Class 11B will be balanced and he sees Bridgewater/Emery-Ethan as the pre-season favorite.

Assistant coaches will be Trent Olson, Kevin Keiser, Sam Olson and Glenn Carlson. Larry Aaker, who had been a full time assistant coach, is now the WHS boys golf coach. Aaker says Larry will help on some Fridays.

The Winner football schedule includes:
Aug. 18—Sioux Falls Christian, home
Aug. 25—Stanley County, there
Sept. 1—West Central, there
Sept. 15—Valentine, Neb., home
Sept. 22—Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, there
Sept. 29—Chamberlain, here, homecoming
Oct. 6—Wagner, home
Oct. 13—Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central in Wessington Springs
Oct. 19—First round of the playoffs
Oct. 26—Second round of the playoffs
Nov. 3—Semifinals
Nov. 10—Championship in the Dome in Vermillion

Colome Preparing for Opening Football Game

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Colome High School football team has a new head coach who is working hard to prepare the team for the season opener which is just two days away on Aug. 18.

The Cowboys, the defending Class 9B state champions, will open on the road Friday at Centerville. The game will be at 7 p.m.
Ben Connot is at the helm of the Colome Football team this year. He is a 2013 graduate of Winner High School where he was a standout on the Warrior football team. He is two time all state defensive back.

Connot played football at South Dakota School of Mines and then transferred to Black Hills State University where he is currently a senior majoring in special education.

Connot will be a paraprofessional in the Colome district this year and will do his student teaching in Colome the second semester.
“I knew Colome’s coach had resigned and they also had an opening is special education,” said Connot. He called Supt. Ryan Orrock and told him he was interested in both the football coaching job and the special education position.

Connot said everything fell in line and he was approved by the Colome School Board.  “I am excited, I am looking forward to the season,” he said.

The Cowboys graduated a good class form the state championship team but have 12 returning lettermen. The returning lettermen are Nash Atteberry, Jamin Dougherty, Zane Rohde, Kolton Salomen, Beau Bertram, Wyatt Cahoy, Chase Dufek, Jackson Kinzer, Calvin Ringing Shield, Layton Thieman, Dawson Varilek and Jaikob Week.

Other members of the team are: Cody Assman, Kaylub Hansen, Evan Cole, Greg Seitz, Jacob Beckers, Adam Cole, Cailob Week, Casey Assman, Rhet Bertram, Luke Bolton, Nathaniel Hansen, Allen McKenzie, Linkyn Petersek and Michael Supik.

In practice, the Cowboys have been working on a new offense and new defense. “We play a week earlier this year and there is not a lot of time to prepare so there is a sense of urgency to make every rep count,” said Connot.

The Cowboys have some of their key positions back from last year.

Layton Thieman will be the quarterback and last year was named the Joe Robbie MVP in the state championship game.  Kinzer, who played a big role for the Cowboys last year, will return as a running back and defensive back.  On line will be Kolton Salonen, Beau Bertram and Nash Atteberry.

Calvin Ringing Shield has been working as the kicker and Salonen will be the punter.

The Cowboys offense will be able to run the ball and also pass. Connot says they want to establish the run first.

The defense will be strong with experience in the secondary coming from Thieman and Kinzer.  Chase Dufek played some last year but thecoach says he will be asked to play a bigger role this year.

When asked what kind of coach he will be, Connot said he likes effort. “I am not going to get mad at a lack of results but I will get mad at a lack of effort. I want my kids to be going 100 percent every time,” he said.

Gene Bertram is the assistant coach and defensive coordinator. Other assistant coaches are: Charles Hosford, Kory Foss, Colton Seegers and Terrance Kinzer who will be helping with the defensive backs and special teams.

Expectations are high for the Cowboys. “We have a good opportunity in front of us,” he said. “We have experienced players in key positions. What I expect is for everyone to embrace that opportunity. We cannot get complacent. We need to realize what kind of opportunity we have and take a hold of that and stay focused and execute.”

Connot added: “I can’t wait for the opening game of the season.”

The Colome football schedule includes:
Aug. 18—at Centerville
Aug. 25—Tripp-Delmont-Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, home
Sept. 1—Burke/South Central, home
Sept. 15—Gayville,-Volin, away
Sept. 22—Alcester-Hudson, away
Sept. 29—Scotland, Colome, homecoming
Oct. 6—Corsica-Stickney, home
Oct. 13—Avon, away
Oct. 19—First round of the playoffs
Oct. 26—Second round of the playoffs
Nov. 3—Semifinals
Nov. 9 – Championship in the Dome in Vermillion

Lucille Williamson, 92

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Lucille Marie Williamson was born on Feb. 28, 1925, in Jefferson, SD to Napoleon and Florence (Trudeau) Bertrand.

Lucille was married on Oct. 28, 1950 to James “Tiny” Williamson. They have five children.

Lucille liked to read, sew, crochet, and grow a big garden. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved to fish with her son and special friend Bob.

Lucille worked at the City Liquor Store in Gregory and numerous cafe’s in Winner throughout her life.

Lucille was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries.

Lucille passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Facility at the age of 92.

Lucille is survived by her two daughters Barbara and Duane Holmberg, Golden, MO,
and Bonnie and Ronald Teigh, Winner, SD; two sons James and Jean Williamson, Luverne, MN, and Doug and Jami Williamson, Rapid City, SD; sixteen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

Preceding her in death are her husband James “Tiny” Williamson, one son Donald Williamson Sr., her parents Napoleon and Florence Bertrand, two brothers Armond and Romeo, and one sister Leetta.